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siamese twins

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
siame-se twins
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of Siamese twin

name

A galaxy pair in Virgo, Virgo Cluster.

Etymology

From being a pair of galaxies that are similar in appearance and appearing conjoined, analogous to a pair of Siamese twins.

Inflected Forms

the Siamese Twins (canonical) Siamese Twin Galaxies (alternative) Siamese Twins Galaxies (alternative) Siamese Twin Galaxy (alternative) Siamese Twins Galaxy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

spiral galaxy unbarred spiral galaxy barless spiral galaxy disc galaxy disk galaxy galaxy

Synonyms

NGC 4567 8 PGC 42064 9 UGC 7776 VV 219 Butterfly Galaxies Butterfly Galaxy

Questions

What does siamese twins mean?
plural of Siamese twin
Where does siamese twins come from?
From being a pair of galaxies that are similar in appearance and appearing conjoined, analogous to a pair of Siamese twins.

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